Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme(RSMS) - S/C 187

The visa is a permanent residence visa for skilled workers who want to in regional Australia. Regional area does not include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Wollongong, New Castle, Gold Coast and Perth. Eligible postcode can be found here.

RSMS allows you to work in Australia under one of three streams.-Direct Entry Stream(DE): Eligible occupation list is MLTSSL or Regional Occupation List(ROL). Skill assessment may be required depending on occupation. -Temporary Residence Transition Stream(TRT): The applicant has held 457/TSS visa at least 3 years in the same occupation under the sponsor and in case of sponsoring the applicant continuously.-Agreement stream: The Agreement stream is for 457/TSS visa holders nominated by an employer through a labour agreement.

Certification

If DE stream, the certification from RCB is required to apply RSMS. No required for TRT stream.Certification: The sponsor needs the certification from the relevant Regional Certifying Body (RCB).Requirements: The detailed requirements vary to the relevant RCB.- There must be a need for a paid employee- The employer's business must be established and actively engaged in the activity for which it is registered in the regional area.- The position is a genuine full-time vacancy- The position is available for at least 2 consecutive years.

Nomination

- The nomination has been approved by the relevant Regional Certifying Body - The business follows all relevant Australian laws and has a satisfactory record of meeting immigration laws (if applicable)- The nominated position is in a business operated by the employer- The position is being remunerated in accordance with relevant workplace legislation and awards.

Visa application

be nominated by an approved Australian employer for a job in regional Australia

are under 45 years of age

meet the skills, qualifications

Competent English: IELTS 6.0 each band

meet the other requirements of one of the streams of this visa.

Age exemptionsApplicants must be less than 45 years of age.Exemptions are now available to applicants who are either:

nominated as a senior academic by a university in Australia (Temporary Residence Transition and Direct Entry streams)

nominated as a scientist, researcher or technical specialist by an Australian government scientific agency, including State and Territory government scientific agencies (Temporary Residence Transition and Direct Entry streams)

applying through the Temporary Residence Transition stream, who have been working for their nominating employer as the holder of a subclass 457/TSS visa for the last three years and whose earnings were at least equivalent to the Fair Work Australia High Income Threshold for each year over that period

who have been working in their nominated occupation as the holder of a subclass 457/TSS visa for at least three years immediately before applying, this employment was located in regional Australia for at least two of these years, and whose nominated position is located in regional Australia

for the Direct Entry stream:

New Zealand citizens and non-New Zealand members of the family unit of New Zealand citizens who hold Subclass 444 or 461 visas who have been working for their nominating employer in their nominated occupation for at least two years (excluding any periods of unpaid leave) in the last three years immediately before making their visa application

Skill exemptionsSkill exemptions only apply to the Direct Entry streams of the ENS or RSMS.Visa applicants applying through the Temporary Residence Transition stream will not need to have their skills assessed as they are considered to have met the skill requirement based on the time they have spent working on their subclass 457 visa in their nominated occupation for their nominating employer.Exemptions for the ENS Direct Entry stream will require applicants to:

be nominated as an academic by a university in Australia

be nominated as a scientist, researcher or technical specialist by an Australian government scientific agency, including State and Territory government scientific agencies

be in Australia as the holder of a subclass 444 or 461 visa and have worked with their nominating employer in their nominated occupation for the last two years (not including any period of unpaid leave) in the period of three years before the visa application is made.

Exemptions for the RSMS Direct Entry stream will require applicants to reside in Australia as the holder of a subclass 444 or 461 visa and have worked with their nominating employer in their nominated occupation for the last two years (not including any period of unpaid leave) in the period of three years immediately before the visa application is made.

English language exemptionsApplicants are required to show that they have the required English language proficiency for the visa they are applying for, or be exempt.To be considered exempt from the English language requirement, an applicant must be applying through the Temporary Residence Transition stream and they have completed at least five years of full-time study in a secondary and/or higher education institution where all of the tuition was delivered in English.TRT or DE Stream: UK, USA, Canada, NZ, Ireland passport holder

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